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 Webinar - August 13th 2026
Investing in VC with Bascom Ventures: Fund 9 Final Call
Join Mike Peri, Partner at Alumni Ventures’ Bascom Ventures, and Senior Principal Keaton Nankivil for a final opportunity to learn about the fund before it closes — and a clear-eyed look at how Wisconsin-connected venture is constructed, what the portfolio looks like today, and how accredited investors can participate before the window shuts.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 13th 2026
Welcome to 116 Street Ventures Syndicate
Join Alumni Ventures’ Wesley Yiu and the 116 Street Ventures team for a welcome webinar designed for new members of the 116 Street Syndicate — an inside look at how the syndicate works, what to expect from our Columbia-connected deal flow, and how to make the most of your access.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 13th 2026
Welcome to Waterman Ventures Syndicate
Join Alumni Ventures’ Wesley Yiu and the Waterman Ventures team for a welcome webinar designed for new members of the Waterman Syndicate — an inside look at how the syndicate works, what to expect from our Brown-connected deal flow, and how to make the most of your access.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 13th 2026
Welcome Ring Ventures Syndicate
Join Alumni Ventures’ Wesley Yiu and the Ring Ventures team for a welcome webinar designed for new members of the Ring Syndicate — an inside look at how the syndicate works, what to expect from our Texas A&M-connected deal flow, and how to make the most of your access.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 13th 2026
Welcome to Congress Avenue Ventures Syndicate
Join Alumni Ventures’ Wesley Yiu and the Congress Avenue Ventures team for a welcome webinar designed for new members of the Congress Avenue Syndicate — an inside look at how the syndicate works, what to expect from our UT Austin-connected deal flow, and how to make the most of your access.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 13th 2026
VC 201: Venture Capital Insights
Join Rob Adams, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, and Hilary Ncala for a deeper dive into how venture capital actually works — built for investors who already understand the basics and want a sharper view of what drives returns, risk, and access in the asset class.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 12th 2026
An Introduction to 116 Street Ventures
Join Rob Adams, Executive Partner of 116 Street Ventures, for a final opportunity to learn about the fund before it closes — and a clear-eyed look at how Columbia-connected venture is constructed, what the portfolio looks like today, and how accredited investors can participate before the window shuts.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 12th 2026
An Introduction to Waterman Ventures
Join Rob Adams, Executive Partner of Waterman Ventures, for a final opportunity to learn about the fund before it closes — and a clear-eyed look at how Brown-connected venture is constructed, what the portfolio looks like today, and how accredited investors can participate before the window shuts.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 11th 2026
An Introduction to the AI First Fund
Join Ray Wu, Managing Partner of Alumni Ventures’ AI First Fund, alongside Senior Principals Jack Statza and Sophia Zhao and Investor Bryan Liu, for a current look at the AI First portfolio — what’s been added, what’s breaking out, and where the team sees the most compelling AI venture opportunities forming next.
by Alumni Ventures
June 29, 2026
Deep Tech Eats Venture Capital
Deep tech is rapidly transforming venture capital landscape, growing from a niche category into one of the dominant forces shaping global investment. Fueled by breakthroughs in AI, robotics, defense, energy, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing, investors are increasingly backing companies solving large-scale real-world problems with science and engineering at their core. This report explores the data behind deep tech’s accelerating rise, the market forces driving demand, and why many believe the next decade of venture capital will be defined by deep technology.
by Matt Caspari
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 Webinar - August 6th 2026
The Yard Last Call
Join Laura Rippy, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, alongside Senior Partner Stacey Tsai, Senior Principal Luca Giani, Senior Associate Charlotte Jenkins, and Drew Wandzilak, Managing Partner, for an introduction to Yard Ventures — Alumni Ventures’ Harvard alumni-affiliated venture fund — and how accredited investors can gain structured exposure to the founders emerging from one of the world’s most consequential innovation ecosystems.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 5th 2026
The Rise of Physical AI: How Intelligent Machines Are Reshaping the Real World
Join Alumni Ventures’ Ron Levin and Jason Bird of the Seed Fund for a look at how physical AI is moving out of research labs and into the factories, warehouses, and infrastructure that run the real world — and why embodied intelligence is shaping up to be one of the most consequential venture opportunities of the decade.
by Alumni Ventures

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